Chapter 45 – Intermission

(9:05pm)

Sharper went up to the stage to announce the rules of the intermission period.

"Ladies, gentlemen and little Changelings and naked mole rats of all ages, we've reached the halfway point of our ceremony. The concession stands are available for you to have a bowl of popcorn, tasty pizza, a refreshing soft drink, a sugary candy bar. Or in the case of Bueno Nacho, a Naco dripping with gooey cheese and Diablo sauce or Cow N' Chow with their famous 100% Angus beef burgers and their world-famous vanilla milkshakes. They will remain open until the 24th award of our ceremony, that being the Best Single Line award. Food is allowed in the auditorium but please be sure to throw all your trash away in the proper garbage cans and recycling bins marked where you see them."

The doors to the auditorium opened while the blues song continued. Kim and Ron got out through the doors and stretched out while a local news reporter approached them with a TV camera crew. Kim's overall straps were barely resting on her shoulders.

"What are your thoughts of the Fannies so far?" the reporter asked.

"Sharper has done an amazing job so far! The way the pre-ceremony dinner was all set up in a buffet style and the way he brought in foods from his native state were just spankin'!"

Rufus climbed up Kim's shoulder and squeaked, "Good food!"

"That was an amazing first half of the Fannies!" Kim continued. "So far, RufusPrime, the Captain and MrDrP have been the primary winners of the ceremony. Connecting the Dots, The Fox and the Mad Dawg and What's the Alma Mater, done by the respective authors, have been the best stories that I've read in 2016. The only two downsides, for me, was one, the length of the ceremony itself and two, holding it so late in the year. I kinda wish if, for the sake of time, that the first half be trimmed by at least 30 minutes.

Ron agreed with his wife, "These three are the bon-diggiest guys, the cream of the crop, the top of their class man! And as for the length, I concur with this lovely lady as well." He was also playing around with his fidget spinner.

"Ron, would you mind putting that away?" Kim chided. "It's really distracting..."

Ron immediately put the spinner away.

"Maybe we can bring that up with Sharper and Sentinel for next years' Fannies for 2017!" Kim suggested.

"Good idea, KS!" Ron said. Rufus agreed, chittering and nodding his head before both their stomach rumbled.

"But what about any attempt that would disrupt the ceremony?" the reporter asked.

"Believe me, both Miss Rockwaller's security forces and Global Justice are on the premises!" Kim scoffed, "Nothing is going to get past us tonight!"

"Oooh! The stomach just can't quit playing games with my head!" Ron groaned, "Bueno Nacho and the Naco beckons me!"

"Go ahead, Ron. I'll try and get something light." Kim replied, grabbing her purse. "We'll meet back up at that bench over there!"

She pointed to a bench right next to a fountain with Roman gods encased in gold.

But just before they got to the stands, they heard a lot of commotion coming down from the main elevator.

Coming out of the elevator doors was the Queen and four of her bodyguards protecting her. Her undone overalls were slipping off her boxers. It began to reveal the rear of her thong underwear as she was nearing the Stoppables.

Bonnie realized her predicament wardrobe malfunction and did one of her signature sexy poses, sticking her buttocks up in the air in front of a crowd of males. This also included Ron.

"Oops! Is it just me or are my clothes just too sexy for my perfect bod!"

At that moment, every male wolf-whistled at Bonnie's titillating teasing.

"You boys can look, but don't touch!" Bonnie smirked, sticking out her tongue.

Ron was about to do the same thing to his former classmate when Kim pinched his lips.

She was giving him the death glare. Ron, from seeing his wife's facial expression, knew what this meant.

"Ron...if you even DARE make a wolf-whistling sound about Bonnie having clothing issues, you are going to be exiled to the couch for a week!" she snarled.

Ron nodded quickly, as to make sure not to anger Kim any further. Rufus also made sure to nod as well.

Bonnie snickered while pulling back up her boxers and her undone overalls to the middle part of her behind.

"Oops, sorry, K!" the brunette said sarcastically, "I'll be sure to try and wear a belt next time!"

All Kim could do was blow a raspberry at her as she and the bodyguards walked on by with the horde of cameras following her.

"That was extremely close!" Ron sighed.

Rufus also breathed a sigh of relief.

Kim shook her fist and said, "Miss Indecent Exposure thinks she'll try and embarrass me! We'll just see about that!"

"How do you know if she was going to humiliate us, KS?" Ron wondered, "Maybe she'll play a prank on us, maybe she won't."

"Knowing Bon-Bon, Ron, that is what I am afraid of the most!" Kim uttered.

"Why don't you go ahead and order your Naco, Ron?" Kim then asked, her smile returning. "I'll order something light!"

Sentinel and CajunBear were both eating out a bowl of popcorn when Sarah and Sharper both joined in.

"Hey, guys!" Sharper said, grinning.

"Hey, Sharps." CajunBear replied. "So far, you're doing a pretty good job with the whole thing so far!"

"Thanks, CB." Sharper said.

"What about your co-host?" Sentinel asked, looking at Sarah's shaking hands.

"Huh, of course! Sarah is one energetic host.

"Where is Kim and Ron? I wanna see them hug and kiss again!" Sarah exclaimed, eating some more gummi bears.

"They're at the other side of the lobby, getting some food." Cajunbear replied, pointing left.

Sarah went as fast as she could to where the Stoppables were.

(9:10pm)

Under the tunnel system, Gemini and the rest of his WEE henchmen were maneuvering their way through. The increased chatter of the crowd brought a smile to his face.

"Boss, where are we?" Rho 18 asked.

"We are directly underneath the opera house as we speak." Gemini explained, "Number One wants us to return to the secret lair by 11 so that his evil plan can get underway!"

"But how are we going to get there if it normally takes an hour and a half to get to the secret WEE base from here?"

"We'll use helicopters for our escape. It will take us to the base a lot quicker than by car." Gemini said. "Now all that matters is timing. As of now they seem to be at the intermission."

"So when do we get into position to set off the distraction?" Rho 18 asked.

"Patience, agent. We'll get into position once they announce the winner of the Best One-Shot, which would be at least 20 minutes. The distraction will be pulled off immediately after the Best Unlikely-Unique Story is announced. And soon, the downfall of...that agency of good...will begin!" Gemini said, not using Global Justice's name so that his dog wouldn't bark and attract attention.

Kim looked around for a healthy snack as her right overall strap fell off her shoulder.

"Now where's that pistachio stand that I saw earlier?"

She saw the pistachio stand to her left with a few people standing in line.

"Ah, there it is!" she said, pulling back up her overalls strap.

So Kim walked into the line. A male spotted her there and there was something familiar about him.

He stood 6'3 and had a chiseled body for a 28-year old. His spiked auburn hair was still maintained very well.

Kim recognized who the person in front of her was.

"Lukas? From Communications class from Prague?"

"Kim? Is that you?" Lukas asked.

Kim giggled nervously, "Yeah, it's me. Still the girl with the star tattoo cluster!"

She raised up her shirt to show off the tattoo she got during college.

"Oh yeah, now I remember." Lukas recalled.

"I just wanna apologize for the way I acted to you that night...and how I acted like a complete ass, totally wasted and literally covered in yesterday's vomit." Kim sighed. It was blurry, but she knew that her one-night stand with Lukas was the point that she hit rock-bottom.

"Yeah..." Lukas agreed, "...but it's not a big deal though! I am happy that you are..well..still alive."

"And happily married to a wonderful husband for six years now, raising two kids, and...of course...saving the world!" Kim said, holding out her hand to show the wedding band.

"Life is going extremely well for you! I'm very glad to hear that!" Lukas said.

"Yep! I gotta get back to the hubs and for the second half of the ceremony." Kim said.

"Anyways, it's very glad to see ya again!" Lukas smiled as he walked away from Kim.

Once she bought the pistachios, Kim was about to walk over to the fountain to where she planned to meet Ron. However, she ran into yet another familiar face from college.

"Haley Skomet?! My old college roomie?" the redhead asked, gasping in disbelief. "Is this coincidence weirdness or what?!"

"Kim Possible? Is that really you?" Haley gasped.

"The more appropriate term would be Kim Stoppable." Kim smirked, holding up her wedding band. Her left overall strap slipped from her shoulder.

"You're officially hitched?" Haley asked, even more shocked.

"Totes yeah." Kim grinned, pulling the strap back up "Six years and counting! Plus two very beautiful kids and a wonderful job!"

Haley was still stunned, saying, "The last time I saw you, you were stuck in the middle of Kimgate 08, completely drunk, and having your overalls fall off your ass! You fled to Prague!"

Kim sighed, "Yes, Haley, we both made stupid decisions in college. But what's past is past!"

As long as Bon-Bon doesn't release those photos, I should be fine...

"Tell me then," the redhead continued, "What happened to you? Did you drop out of school?"

"Actually, no!" Haley said, "I got my fine arts degree and am getting good use out of it!"

Bonnie and her bodyguards observed Kim from a safe distance.

"With her distracted, it's time for you to make your move in my plan!" she said to Servant 295. He was one of the more tech-savy servants of the Queen and was the one who always maintained her social media sites.

Servant 295 replied, "It is a high honor to take part in this!"

"Do you have Stoppable's PIN number?" the Queen questioned.

"Yes, I do!" Servant 295 said while typing on his laptop.

"Then access his account with that number and begin the siphoning of all his Naco royalties to my bank account!" Bonnie replied.

"What about Mrs. Stoppable though?" 295 asked.

"Don't you worry about that! I have that part under control!" Bonnie grinned, looking at Kim's cousin.

"If you don't mind, servant, I'll have a little 'fun' with that hick cousin of K's!"

Meanwhile, backstage, RufusPrime was looking at the Golden Rufus for Best Writing Team.

"So what are we going to do with this Best Writing Team award?" RufusPrime asked to Jimmy1201.

Jimmy replied, "Nah...just get rid of it. No one got nominated for the award this year. About the only person who won over the last couple years was the Sentinel/CajunBear team."

"In that case..." RufusPrime said before chucking that award through a garbage chute, "...it deserves to be in the garbage!"

(9:25pm)

In the tunnel system, Kim, Ron, and Agent Du are running as quick as they can.

"According to the coordinates, we're halfway to where Drakken was last spotted!" Kim said, panting.

"Wait...for me!" Ron complained, out of breath.

Kim stopped for a moment and said, "Ron...evil does not wait! Now come on!"

"OK, KP!" Ron said before the Golden Rufus for Best Writing Team dropped right into his hands.

"Oooh! Fancy! It looks just like Rufus!" Ron exclaimed with a smile. Rufus was hypnotized by the shiny gold likeliness of himself.

"Ron...just put that thing...whatever it's called...in your backpack and move before Drakken gets a hold of the material needed for his ultimate laser of doom!"

Ron complied and stored away the award in his backpack and they continued on.

(10 minutes later)

Kim and Ron were eating their snack foods.

"This is really good, KS!" Ron said, eating his Naco. "What do ya have?"

"Pistachios, Ron!" Kim smiled, offering up a pistachio to her husband.

"No way! They may turn into humanoid pistachio plants!" Ron said in refusing the nut. "They're going to invade our planet and take over the world!"

"Ron, get your head out of your comic book world! Pistachios are not alive!" Kim countered. "They are a harmless little nut that have a lot of health benefits as compared to the oily and fatty Naco."

"And what, may I ask, are the benefits?" Ron questioned.

"They are a) loaded with nutrients, b) high in protein, c) lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and d) help you lose weight!" Kim replied, looking at one of the nuts, "Let's see if the Naco can top that!"

"I'm still sticking by my evil pistachio theory, KS." Ron said.

Rufus observed the pistachio and became frightened by them, squeaking "Evil!"

"Whatever rows your boat, Ron." Kim said, throwing the rest of the pistachio bag away. All of a sudden, a crying Joss came up to them. She cried right into Kim's arms.

"Huh?" Rufus squeaked.

"Joss crying? Something is totally out of whack here!" Kim said, worried for her cousin. "Joss never gets upset like that...unless..."

"Kim...Bonnie totally made fun of me!" Joss wailed. "And she insulted...NANAAAAAA!"

Kim, Ron and Rufus all gasped. Of course, Bonnie insulting the Possibles was nothing new, but to the point of making them cry? This was a new sort of sick and wrong to Kim's ears.

"She so did NOT!" the redhead growled. "Insulting a Possible is one thing, but insulting a Possible who has passed away so crosses that red line!"

"Oooh...Bon-Bon is going to get it now!"